OPINION/EDITORIAL

Continued Strong Policy Action to Combat Uncertainty

November 19, 2020/IMFBlog By Kristalina Georgieva As G20 leaders meet virtually this week, the global economy faces a critical juncture. Countries have started to climb back from the depths of the COVID-19 crisis. But the resurgence in infections in many economies shows just how difficult and uncertain this ascent will […]

How the Middle East and Central Asia Can Limit Economic Scarring in the Wake of COVID-19

IMF Country Focus November 19, 2020/IMFBlog By Klakow Akepanidtaworn, Oluremi Akin-Olugbade, Gareth Anderson, Dalmacio Benicio, and Joyce Wong IMF Middle East and Central Asia Department The economic crisis stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic is the largest and deepest shock of its kind in recent history and could do lasting damage to […]

African Countries must develop Strategic Fiscal Policies to Survive Oil and Gas Industry Changes on Horizon

The African Energy Chamber has said since it was founded that African countries with petroleum reserves must adopt competitive fiscal regimes to promote thriving oil and gas operations November 18, 2020/AEC By NJ Ayuk, Executive Chairman, African Energy Chamber The future of the global oil and gas industry has been […]